The Clay Blue Devils will challenge the Episcopal School of Jacksonville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Clay comes in on four and Episcopal School of Jacksonville on three.
On Saturday, Clay earned a 5-1 victory over Mary Persons.
Cole Carnell was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Easton McMahan, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Saturday. Episcopal School of Jacksonville had just enough and edged out North Florida Christian 3-1.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville got several good pitching performances, but Carson Evanger was perhaps the best, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Evanger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Episcopal School of Jacksonville's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gehrig Severidt, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Cooper Jones also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Florida Christian only posted a batting average of .192.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Clay, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Everything went Clay's way against Episcopal School of Jacksonville in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, as Clay made off with a 7-0 victory. Will Clay repeat their success, or does Episcopal School of Jacksonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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